John Mina
John Mina | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 29th Sheriff of Orange County | |
| Assumed office December 4, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Demings |
| Chief of the Orlando Police Department | |
| In office February 24, 2014 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Mayor | Buddy Dyer |
| Preceded by | Paul Rooney |
| Succeeded by | Orlando Rolón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1968 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party (after 2020) Independent (before 2020) |
| Spouse |
Tracie Mina (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Ocoee, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Unit | 82nd Airborne Division Military Police Corps |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance | Orlando, Florida Orange County |
| Department | Orlando Police Department Orange County Sheriff's Office |
| Service years | 1991–2018 2018–present |
| Rank | Chief Sheriff |
John W. Mina (/minə/ MEENA; born August 31, 1968) is an American politician, law enforcement officer, and Army veteran who has served as the 29th sheriff of Orange County, Florida since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as chief of the Orlando Police Department from 2014 to 2018.
Mina served as chief of police during the 2016 Orlando nightclub massacre; the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since the September 11 attacks and the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history until the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.